Plex Media Server vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-5741 [HIGH] CWE-502 CVE-2020-5741: Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated att Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code.

CVE-2018-13415 [CRITICAL] CWE-611 CVE-2018-13415: In Plex Media Server 1.13.2.5154, the XML parsing engine for SSDP/UPnP functionality is vulnerable t In Plex Media Server 1.13.2.5154, the XML parsing engine for SSDP/UPnP functionality is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Processing (XXE) attack. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can use this vulnerability to: (1) Access arbitrary files from the filesystem with the same permission as the user account running Plex, (2) Initiate SMB connections

CVE-2014-9304 [HIGH] CWE-264 CVE-2014-9304: Plex Media Server before 0.9.9.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the web server whitelist, conduct Plex Media Server before 0.9.9.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the web server whitelist, conduct SSRF attacks, and execute arbitrary administrative actions via multiple crafted X-Plex-Url headers to system/proxy, which are inconsistently processed by the request handler in the backend web server.

CVE-2014-9181 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 CVE-2014-9181: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server before 0.9.9.3 allow remote attack Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server before 0.9.9.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI to (1) manage/ or (2) web/ or remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI to resources/.

CVE-2019-19141 [HIGH] CWE-22 CVE-2019-19141: The Camera Upload functionality in Plex Media Server through 1.18.2.2029 allows remote authenticated The Camera Upload functionality in Plex Media Server through 1.18.2.2029 allows remote authenticated users to write files anywhere the user account running the Plex Media Server has permissions. This allows remote code execution via a variety of methods, such as (on a default Ubuntu installation) creating a .ssh folder in the plex user's home directory

CVE-2025-34158 [HIGH] CWE-669 CVE-2025-34158: Plex Media Server (PMS) 1.41.7.x through 1.42.0.x before 1.42.1 is affected by incorrect resource tr Plex Media Server (PMS) 1.41.7.x through 1.42.0.x before 1.42.1 is affected by incorrect resource transfer between spheres because /myplex/account provides the credentials of the server owner (and a /api/resources call reveals other servers accessible by that server owner).

CVE-2021-33959 [HIGH] CWE-346 CVE-2021-33959: Plex media server 1.21 and before is vulnerable to ddos reflection attack via plex service. Plex media server 1.21 and before is vulnerable to ddos reflection attack via plex service.

CVE-2020-5742 [HIGH] CVE-2020-5742: Improper Access Control in Plex Media Server prior to June 15, 2020 allows any origin to execute cro Improper Access Control in Plex Media Server prior to June 15, 2020 allows any origin to execute cross-origin application requests.

CVE-2020-5740 [HIGH] CWE-427 CVE-2020-5740: Improper Input Validation in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a local, unauthenticated attacker t Improper Input Validation in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code with SYSTEM privileges.

CVE-2018-21031 [MEDIUM] CWE-522 CVE-2018-21031: Tautulli versions 2.1.38 and below allows remote attackers to bypass intended access control in Plex Tautulli versions 2.1.38 and below allows remote attackers to bypass intended access control in Plex Media Server because the X-Plex-Token is mishandled and can be retrieved from Tautulli. NOTE: Initially, this id was associated with Plex Media Server 1.18.2.2029-36236cc4c as the affected product and version. Further research indicated that Tautulli

CVE-2025-69415 [HIGH] CWE-672 CVE-2025-69415: In Plex Media Server (PMS) through 1.42.2.10156, ability to access /myplex/account with a device tok In Plex Media Server (PMS) through 1.42.2.10156, ability to access /myplex/account with a device token is not properly aligned with whether the device is currently associated with an account.

CVE-2025-69414 [HIGH] CWE-863 CVE-2025-69414: Plex Media Server (PMS) through 1.42.2.10156 allows retrieval of a permanent access token via a /myp Plex Media Server (PMS) through 1.42.2.10156 allows retrieval of a permanent access token via a /myplex/account call with a transient access token.

CVE-2021-42835 [HIGH] CWE-367 CVE-2021-42835: An issue was discovered in Plex Media Server through 1.24.4.5081-e362dc1ee. An attacker (with a foot An issue was discovered in Plex Media Server through 1.24.4.5081-e362dc1ee. An attacker (with a foothold in a endpoint via a low-privileged user account) can access the exposed RPC service of the update service component. This RPC functionality allows the attacker to interact with the RPC functionality and execute code from a path of his choice (local

CVE-2025-69416 [MEDIUM] CWE-863 CVE-2025-69416: In the plex.tv backend for Plex Media Server (PMS) through 2025-12-31, a non-server device token can In the plex.tv backend for Plex Media Server (PMS) through 2025-12-31, a non-server device token can retrieve other tokens (intended for unrelated access) via clients.plex.tv/devices.xml.

CVE-2025-69417 [MEDIUM] CWE-863 CVE-2025-69417: In the plex.tv backend for Plex Media Server (PMS) through 2025-12-31, a non-server device token can In the plex.tv backend for Plex Media Server (PMS) through 2025-12-31, a non-server device token can retrieve share tokens (intended for unrelated access) via a shared_servers endpoint.